Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas.

We can decide to let our trials crush us, or we can convert them to new forces of good.

...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

The few who profit from the labor of the masses want to organize the workers into an army which will protect the interests of the capitalists.

Optimism, then, is a fact within my own heart. But as I look out upon life, my heart meets no contradiction. The outward world justifies my inward universe of good.

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.